Device for hanging curtains on sinks



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L. BUCCINI DEVICE FOR HANGING CUlTAINS ON SINKS Filed Jan. 5, 1927glwuanto'o will be simple port in position,

Patented May 29, 1928.

LUIGI BUCCINI, or ANsoNIA," CONNECTICUT.

DEVICE'FOR HANGING CURTAINS 0N SINKS.

Application filed January 3, 1927.. Serial No. 158,619.

This invention relates to a curtain and support therefor adapted to beapplied to the outer edge of a wash tub, bath tub, wash bowl, and thelike to hide the plumbingliia tures and give a neat and attractive .apperanoe, and it is an objectof the invention to provide, a device of inconstruction and may be easilyand quickly applied, and which will beneat and attractive in appearance.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, I have devised theconstructions illustrated in the accompanying drawing as giving examplesof the use and arrangement of the device. In this drawing,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion of a wash tub, such asthe so-called set tubs used for laundry purposes and showing my deviceapplied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the front of a wash bowl with my improvedcurtain supand I v Fig. 4 is a vertical section thereof.

Referring to Figs- 1 and 2, I have shown the device as applied toso-called laundry tubs or set tubs which usually have an inclined frontwall 10 which may be composed of slate or any other suitable materialand ordinarily this tub is supported on legs, not shown, a suitabledistance above the floor. I have provided a simple and easily appliedmeans for mounting a curtain to extend from adjacent the upper edge ofthis tub to the floor, or adjacent thereto, to en'- close and thus hidethe supporting means for the tub and also unsightly plumbingconnections. This device comprises a sheet metal support 11, preferablyof resilient sheet metal, and when applied to this sort of device it isshaped to fit over and embrace the upper edge of the side wall 10. Theinner port-ion 12 is preferably bent inwardly at its free edge 13 toengage the inner surface of the tub and space the wall 12 somewhat fromthe surface of the tub. This gives a better appearance and causes thesupport to fit more accurately and more nearly the surface of the tub.and prevents any variation in the thickness of the edge of the tubcausing the free edge of the inner portion 12 to curl outwardly awayfrom the wall of the tub. It also puts the free edge in a position whereit cannot injure the user. The resilient action of the metal will thischaracter which firmly clamp the wall. of the tub and hold the device inposition. On the outside of the tub, the member engages the outersurface of the tub wall at the top thereof and is then preferably bentoutwardly, as shown at 14-, and then inclined downwardly and inward- 1y,as shown. at 15, to give amore attractive appearance and also to insurea better engagement of the device with the outer wall of the tub. Thewall of the support is then curved outwardly and upwardly to form agroove 16 open at its upper side, the free edge 17 of the support beingcurved inwardly somewhat so that the entrance to the groove is narrowerthan the widest por tion of the groove. The-curtain 18 may he ofanysuitable material and has secured to the upper edge thereof a fillingelement 19. This elementmay be fibre cord or a rubber tube or the like,and a convenient means of securing it to the curtain is towrap thecurtain about this element and stitch the folded parts together, asindicated at 20. In applying the curtain to the support all thatnecessary is to press this filling element into the groove 16 formed inthe support, when the resilient action of the sheet metal will securelyclamp it in position. extends outwardly over the free edge 17 of thegroove and depends therefrom, as shown in Fig. 2, thus covering up thefree edge and any elements below the support. The usual hinged cover forthese tubs is shown at 21, and in closed position may on the top of thesupport.

In Figs. 3 and 4, I have shown the device as applied to the dependingouter wall of a bath tub or a wash bowl. In this case the sheet metalsupport 23 is bent upon itself, as indicated at let, to clamp the lowerfree edge of this depending front wall, and this bent portion 2a ispreferably somewhat wider at its lower part. :15 indicated in. Fig. i,so that variations in the thickness of the free edge will not interferewith the proper engagen'ient of the opposite sides of this bend with theinner and outer surfaces of the depending wall of the bowl. At its lowerouter edge the support 23 is curved outwardly andupwardly, the same asin the first form, to provide the groove 25 open at its upper side, andthe free edge 26 of the sheet metal is curved inwardly the same as inthe first form so that the entrance to the groove is narrower than theThe curtain Y embrace and shape with the outer u 'all outer wall of thebend 24 and "the other Wall body portion thereof. The curtain 18 is thesame as in the first form and has a similar filling element 19 whichmaybe forced into the groove and clamped therein by the resilient actionof the metahthe same as in the first form. To insure that the supportwill remain in proper position it is better to employ in this form anadditional clamp 27, which Will assistzthc clamping action of thesupportitself. This clamp may be simply a metal strap of substantially U- 28engaging the extending upwardly on the inside of the depending wall 22and carrying a set screw 29 for clamping against'the inner surface ofthe depending wall. Any number of these clamps may be used as is founddesirable.

This curtain and its support is simple in construction and may be easilyand quickly applied, giving a neat and'attractive appearance andcovering up unsightly bowl or tub supports and plumbing connections.

havingthus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In adevice for hanging curtainsfrom a Wash bowl, Wash tub, incombination, a sheet metal support shaped to engage over :he i'ree edgeof said how], tub and having an outer portion curved to form a grooveopen at one sid'e,*the open side of the groove being of less width thanan inner portion of the groove, and a. curtain to be suspended having afilling element secured along one edge seated in said groove and'held inthe groove by the of the groove, r

2. In combination, a sheet metal support resilient action of the Wallsshaped to embrace the edge of a Wash bowl,

open at the top, the entrance to the groove being narrowerthan thewidest part of the groove, and a depending curtain h'aving'a fillingelement secured adjacent the top thereof, said cord being seated in thegroove with the curtain extending overthe outer free edge "of the grooveand depending therefrom. p

4. In combination, a support comprising resilient sheet metal shaped toembrace the free edge o fa wash tub, was-h bowl and curved outwardly andupwardly at its outer edge to form an open groove, the openside ol thegroove being wider than the inner part thereof, and a curtain having afolded edge, a filling element enclosed by said fold and seated in *thegroove with the curtain depending over the free edge of the g 'oove.

In testimony whereof I aflix my-signature.

Luier Bn'oenn.

